Re: Re Profanity in the Classroom?

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I like your way as well! I work with high schoolers too, I'll
use your line if I have a blurt out of that sort!
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On 11/06/11, CA Teacher wrote:
> Sounds great, Shirley. Reminds me of what I do with high
> schoolers who (on rare occasions) might blurt the "F" word
> out. If I think that this is better defused than met head on,
> I'll sometimes say (with a twinkle and a smile), "No worries.
> I'm sure you spelled it with a 'ph'."
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> On 11/05/11, Shirley wrote:
>> I have a funny way of controlling potty mouth in my
>> classroom, and it works like a charm. At the beginning of
>> each school year I tell each of my classes one of the most
>> important rule of my classroom which is.. they are not
>> allowed to ever use those nasty words which are the H word,
>> S word, and the other S word. The students quickly and
>> aloud try to figure out what those words are, they say some
>> inappropriate words and with I act in shock and disgusted
>> and say no that's not that one that I'm thinking of, but
>> that one is not allowed either. They go crazy trying to
>> figure the words out and get the others out of their system
>> as well and eventually discover that I am referring to the
>> words "HATE", "Stupid" and "Shut up". They laugh and are
>> astonished that those are bad words in my classroom and
>> quickly elevate respect for me and my room since they know
>> I won't tolerate those words and as far as the
>> others...,forget about it. They are quick to turn each
>> other in if someone uses the "bad words", but they respect
>> my rule and laugh at it at the same time. This is something
>> they never forget and makes class take on a wonderful new
>> dimension.

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